Chris Gallant started this topic @ 21:44 on 27/03/2004
I am planning to move to Greece (Athens) to start up a coffee bar business. I am a marketing professional at present and want to get out of the rat race and work for myself. My wife is greek with family over there. I will have approx £100k capital and lots of enthusiasm and family support but very little knowledge of the coffee bar business or of where to get help and advice with regards to starting a business in a foreign country. Tax, legal, health and safety etc etc is complex enough in this country, but where do I start in Greece?? All advice and help greatly appreciated.
RE: Coffee Bar start up - In Athens!
jimmyg | 31/03/2004 08:44 PM
Hiya Chris, I am experienced in hotel and catering but I am moving in opposite directions. I am going to Dublin and starting up a coffee shop restaurant there. I do hope it works out for you in Greece. I'm sorry that I can't give you any advice but I'm sure somebody can.
Regards,
Gav.
RE: Coffee Bar start up - In Athens!
mav007 | 01/04/2004 12:24 PM
Hi Chris,
I too plan to start a business in Athens, to be more exact i plan to setup another office location over there. Currently based in london. I will be providing IT Services for the shipping industry, as this is the field. i have experience in.
The only info i have for you is http://www.greecetravel.com/mazarakis/ but if you like me and not willing to start paying consultancy fees straight away for info that you should be able to find with abit of searching.....do keep in touch.
Likewise please let me know of any progress you make.
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Kind Regards
Marcus
RE: Coffee Bar start up - In Athens!
stevewilliams000 | 01/04/2004 04:49 PM
Best of luck!! I recently started a coffee shop business in Shrewsbury and though some aspects may be different there are some considerations.
cost- expect to pay £2-6,000 for a coffee machine, plus cups etc ( these are expensive) Contact the greek embassey. On a recent business trip to peru the American embassey had a huge list of businesses wanting to do business with peru. maybe the greek embassey has the same facility and could prove handy for catering supplier contacts.legal and insurance details may also be available.
